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Audi's 911 rival gets go-ahead

Audi has pressed the button marked 'Do It' for its mid-engined rival to the Porsche 911. Based on the Le Mans concept car (evo 081) from the 2003 Frankfurt show, the £60K two-seater will be called R8 and is to be developed by Audi subsidiary quattro GmbH. It's due on sale in the second quarter of 2007.

by: EVO team

7 Dec 2005

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